MVA Voices

I passed the Microsoft exams that the Microsoft Virtual Academy helped prepare me for, including 70-480 and 70-481 and then challenged myself to create a prototype. I’ve also taken the initiative to acquire more knowledge about the cloud platform using MVA. After ten months of using MVA, I continue to get excited about challenging myself and the successes that lie ahead. - Abhishek Nandy, India, MVA Fast Track Contestant

I was first introduced to Microsoft Virtual Academy from a colleague when I was struggling to find concise course material to prepare me for Microsoft exam 70-480 “Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3.” I was ecstatic to find Michael Palermo and Jeremy Foster’s Jump Start covering that exam. I loved the way they taught the course; I was able to understand all the material and loved the pace of the course, as every module was thorough and fun to follow along.- Ranjan Biswas, US, MVA Fast Track Contestant

I've been a C# developer for years now but have decided that I really was missing a trick by not knowing Javascript, so I am actively trying to address that right now. This course was exactly what I needed. Fast paced, enthusiastic and fun! Thanks!- Martin Stickley, United Kingdom, Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start

This was my first video course. For me the trick was two monitors and learning how to pause often! The HTML5 and CSS3 course was excellent! Bob's pace is perfect, he sticks to the material pertinent and has an 'easy to listen to' voice. Thanks!!- Terry Bieritz, United States, HTML5 & CSS3 Fundamentals: Development for Absolute Beginners

What is MVA?

Successful technologists never stop learning and great technology never stops evolving. Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) offers online Microsoft training delivered by experts to help technologists continually learn, with hundreds of Microsoft training courses, in 14 different languages. Our mission is to help developers, knowledgeable IT professionals and advanced students learn the latest technology, build their skills, and advance their careers. Through MVA, we offer free Microsoft training, and the entire service is hosted on Windows Azure.

Become an MVA member so that you can earn points for your learning, achieve different levels of badges and status relative to others in your country or around the world, and get certificates when you complete an entire online training course. Your personal dashboard helps you track your progress against your personal learning plans.

On-demand, free Microsoft training courses help you learn at your own pace, and when the time is right for your busy schedule.

MVA’s exciting live online courses include Jump Start training, where you can interact with experts and a worldwide audience of learners from around the world. Through this method of interactive online training, our instructors and subject matter experts will answer the questions you pose in real time chat sessions so that you can apply what you learn right away.

Developers who want to learn how to build apps for the web, Windows or Windows Phone can explore our free Microsoft training courses on App Development training, HTML5 training, C# training including XAML, Game Development training, Cloud Development, Mobile App Development, Web Development and mobile development training.